The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-25
THE FISHERIES BILL
The Senate Passes it by a
Vote Of As to l.
cqpoy4 TALK IN FAVOR OF IT,
,rgslls Says: "This Question Must
gs settled Either by Diplomacy
or by Blood.
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
,qpoy9 TALK IN FAVOR OF IT.
rHE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS
SENATE

w.eprgeToN, January 24-The ere
so,tfaIs of Charles B. FarwelI, elected
o6u the vacancy caused by the death
n General John A. Logan and OF Cush
man Z. Davis (Minnesota) were pre-
santed and placed on file.
senate bills we're reported back from
committees and placed on the calendar
as follows: ,s e oortoin sattIars of
- iands in Washington Territory.
'' nc senate bill concerning postottlces
ottb 10 tb,Td class, providing that they
VI ta W. he changed into postofdces of
,ba fourth class where the gross receipts
snonnt TO 1880 a year, or where the
SoT -ace;nts and commissions con-
at;trt;ng Inc pos.master's compensation
amount to $1,000, was, on moqon OF
Wilson Qowa) taken IRON the caienuar
and passed. CT. o+;on of
E5munds proceeded to the cons1dera-
ton of the Senate bill to authorize the
President of the United States to pro-
loot and defend the rights OF American
fishing vessels, American fishermen.
American trading and other vessels IN
certain cases.
Hoar suggested the insertion of the
words "or unJustly vexed or harrassed
therein by authorities thereof" He
thought the bill would be much safer if
it contained that general phraseology.
ingalls, thought these fishery diff
cuIhes must be ultimately settled,
either by negotiation or by war, This
measure was distinctly one of retalia-
ton. It was an eye for an eye, a tooth
for tooth, fish for fish, an insult
for an insult, wrong for wrong. He
thought it important before the Senate
was called upon to vote that the COM
mittee on foreign relations should adj
wise the Senate whether this measure
was intended to be pacific or hostile !;
whether it was in effect an aviation TO
negotiate, or practically declaration of
war. There was no use in Disgusting
the proposition that there was q feel
ing of irritation 1.-THE real party in in
terest being Great Britain and not
Canada) which was at any moment, if
the present attitude was continued,
liable to lead to discomfort which
might ripen into evaporation and
this into open hostility. 1t was,
therefore, of very great Importance that
st the threshold the Senate should IN
derstand whether the bill was intended
as pacific or hostile measure. He
quoted some sentences from the report
of the committee on foreign relations,
and remarked that countries had been
inundated with blood on less provoca-
ton. The conduct of the Dominion
and Great Britain according to this re-
port was sufficient to justify and war
rant declaration of war on the part
OF the United States. 1t was a viola
ton not only of treaty rights, guar
anteed by repeated conventions, but
II showed the purpose on the part of
the government of Canada and of her
malesty's government to harrass and
annoy and destroy American fishery
interests simply for the purpose either
OF private gain or of some public ad-
vantage. 1t appeared to him that in
case OF those grave allegations, in the
irritation and discomfort known to exist
between the two countries, the report
ing OF measure which auth orized the
PRESIDENT TO enter simply en- the pro-
cess Of retaliation, was hardly con-
s!stent with the gravity of the situa-
ton. It was a dangerous course TO
asulhoTize the President to continue in
we same line of conduct and public
PG2ACy with the inevitable result either
y. nnaly negotiating for the pur-
pyse OF settling these questions or
vse VI going to war in defense OF rights
v.uS5 me treaty of 1918. He thought it
nj, I'u DC better, more in accordance
y r'C. me dignity of the subject, with
paf ionty, which ought to prevail among
c0ny gHs Is among men, to declare as the
tions SSs atl OIL the Senate that the rela-
as 70 oe'"een the two powers are such
sboY1l iII4uire Negotiations that there
of me- rCo-a " authority not to issue letters
comrnis5s Ge ana reprisal, but to select a
i poSsibioo 70 consider the subject and
stsn5,.nig 70 reach some basis of under
and ~. ros!"een Great Britain, Canada
fisheries OHl'ed States in regard TO the
torgstO I tho. that Ingalls, seemed to
the sam mat Canada was playing
twice 5ofe.f role which she had PLAYED
one n yvtoLe' She PLAYED 1t for but
uerot;at;Peose and that was to secure
these " ro,: lor reciprocal treaties and
on, IN 'tgSlprocaf treaties had turned
States or 'He advantage of the United
re bsi %uu 70 the advantage of Canada, !"
oUt-s,,o'su It his duty to groun the
bv 60 which had been Committed
aud - ,6al within the last six months
from ken Esa ne would Get the Senator
not he nt9 aa., tIngalls) say whether or
70 nv 1VQghl the United States ouobt
Five SSft at once to neeot,atiSor Or
sneacb 'Hsoe very iInpassioned
au.barit; charging the CanaJiep
tiles tEass with outrageous inhnrnan-
the Fiji iNd II, would have disoraced
the b5 ~ islanders and decIari5S that that
was 10 5 pU$e Of the proposed LEGISLATION
Britain "V tIy the government Of Gr Ttt
mated r ro be at her peril he ioGH
legislatioggf y plainly that the pronn tssl
AID i msn,GbTas desired by the Pre oi9su4
ingalls, IiIiio saa. Of his cabinet. It, 'sS'oen'
Of The 1 hin accepted Frye's internrstatio,
var s GiI as the correct one 'p Fl ,aan
aeces ssisgGSug Il Edmunds denied mean het9t
ton to q en- the bill that It was iIdteTpre
tat sba m the matter and potiIuigg her
+At Will COnfip,,- AOSiL 1lL4 her